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  • Movie News

How Sputnik Created the Creepiest Cinematic Alien in Years

Sputnik director Egor Abramenko knew that his Russian horror/sci-fi film — imagine if Alien had taken place in the Cold…

4 years ago
  • Directing

Comrades! Enjoy This Hideously Great Sputnik Concept Art

We think the ideal way to see Sputnik is completely cold — knowing nothing except that it's a sci-fi/horror movie,…

4 years ago
  • Other

All Sides of the Moon: A Look at Luminary Lunar Films of Cinema History

The Moon: bringer of the tides, stealer of light, trickster of the night sky. The Moon in human culture has…

7 years ago
  • Screenwriting

Muddled Mythology: Hollywood’s Gluttonous Appetite For Franchises Undermines Fantastical Films’ Potential to Inspire

In the run-up to the release of this summer’s superhero saga Wonder Woman, articles hyping the film noted that it…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Grab Viewers By the Eyeballs With Your Screenplay Title

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. One of the most underrated…

7 years ago
  • Spring 2017

Persistence Pays Off: Alien: Covenant‘s Katherine Waterston is Finally Ready For Her Close-Up

Do a cursory scroll through the IMDb page of Katherine Waterston, and you’ll find someone who—on the surface—is in the…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Cover Your (Screenwriting) Ass With These Rules For Writing Valuable Script Coverage

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Screenplays don’t exist in a…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: How to Develop and Nurse a Theme Throughout Your Narrative

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. From academics…

8 years ago
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: Three Ways Screenwriters Can Master the Art of Remixing

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Filmmaker Kirby…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015

Undying Classics: Nicolas Winding Refn’s 10 Favorite Horror Films

Noted genre aficionado Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson, Drive) names his 10 favorite horror films, in no particular order. 1. The…

8 years ago
  • First Draft
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: The Ten Commandments of Writing a Great Sequel

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a fortnightly series on everything to do with screenwriting. New…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015

The End of Your Trope: Three Gendered Horror Conventions and Ideas for Putting Them to Death

When MovieMaker first asked me to write a piece about female tropes in the movies, I misread the email and…

8 years ago
  • Articles - Moviemaking

James Wan and Leigh Whannell’s Favorite Film Frights

Whenever a new horror film emerges, there seem to be two schools of thought in terms of attendance: "I can't…

13 years ago